Robeet walker



(No Moden.)

R. WALKER.

ADJUSTABLE BARREL SUPPORT.

Patented Peb. 5, 1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT Ormes@ ROBERT WALKER, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JACOB KORNAHRENS, OF SAME PLACE.

ADJ USTAB LE BARREL-SU PPORT.l

SPECIFICATION forming' part 0f Letters Patent NO. 533,687, datedFebruary 5, 1 895.

Application filed June 11,1894. Serial No. 514,23?. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, ROBERT WALKER, a. citizen of the United States,residing at Oakland, Alameda county, State of California,

'5 have invented an Improvement in Adjustable Barrel-Supports; and lhereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact descriptionof the same.

My invention relates to a stand or support io for barrels.

It consists in certain details of construction, which will be more fullyexplained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis a perspective View of a barrel support with my attachment. Fig. 2shows its application. Fig. 3 shows a modication. Fig. 4 is a section ofone of the spring arms showing the construction. Fig. 5 shows spiralsprings for the arms.

The object of my invention is to provide a support which is especiallyuseful for barrels from which the contents are being gradually drawn,and which it is desirable to correspondinglyadjust without agitating thecontents such as beer and other liquids in kegs or barrels.

A is a frame of any suitable or usual construction having segmentaldepressions upon opposite sides, upon which a keg, barrel, or

cask is adapted to rest and be steadily supported.

The front. end of the frame is usually a little lower than the rear end,and when the faucet is introduced into the keg or barrel, the contentsmaybe withdrawn until they are so far exhausted that it is necessary totip the keg up in order to draw the last portion of its contents. Inorder to avoid thus moving the keg and agitating the contents, l haveshown a device which consists of a springactuated arm B having a segmentC fixed to one end, and corresponding in shape with the segmentaldepression at the rear end ot the frame A.

The front end of the arm B is hinged, if a separate spring is used, orpermanently fixed to the frame A it the arm itself is elastic.

D is a rod connecting the rear movable end of the arm B and extendingdown through 5o the central opening in the central cross piece of theframe A. This arm has notches E formed upon it near the upper end, andwhen the barrel or keg is to be placed upon the frame, the arm B isdrawn down, and the notch is engaged with a catch or plate upon theframe, which holds it in position until the keg or barrel is rolled intoplace. It is then disengaged from the catch and the tendency of the armB will be to rise whenever the 6i weight of the barrel or keg issufticiently reduced. This raising pressure maybe produced either bymaking the arm B elastic and in a curved form so that its own elasticitywill have sulcient lifting power, or if preferred 6 5 a spiral spring orsprings G may be fitted to surround the rod D, and this will act uponthe movable end of the bar B, so that when the contents of the keg orbarrel have been suiciently reduced to make it necessary to 7o tilt itstill. more, this device will gradually raise the rear end, but withoutany agitation ot the contents, thus placing it in position to draw theentire contents.

For beer kegs and light barrels, a single 7 5 arm or bar B Willordinarily be sufficient for all purposes, but when heavy barrels orcasks are to be supported, it will be necessary to use a frame ofconsiderable strength having two or more springs. This construction isshown 8c in Fig. 3, Where the supplemental frame B is supported bysprings interposed between it self and the main frame or support A.

Any number or form of springs necessary to support the Weight may beemployed. S 5

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

An improved support for kegs and barrels consistingof the combination ofa stationary ge support having segmental depressions upon opposite sidesto receive and support the keg or barrel, a'horizontally-disposedspringactuated arm located within and near the center of said supporthaving one end secured thereto 9 5 and its opposite end inclinedupwardly, asegment secured. to and extending transversely so @hat thekeg or barrel may be placed in of said arm, a rod or bar pvotallyconnected position. Y ro with the end of the arm which carries the InWitness whereof I have hereuntoset my Segment, and having notches formedin it, hand.

5 said arm extending throughan opening in a ROBERT WALKER.

central cross piece of the support, and a catch Witnesses: or plate onsaid cross piece adapted tobe' en- S.. NOURSE',

gaged by the notches to hold the arm down J. A. BYLESS.

